Dried fruits and berries, whole or in pieces, with a low moisture content - dried fruits, are known to everyone.

Usually, fresh fruits and berries are dried naturally - in the sun or under a canopy. But, recently, industrial drying has begun to displace conventional methods.

First of all, the value of dried fruits is in the huge content of vitamins and in their fairly high calorie content. Dried fruits do not require cold storage, and for long-term storage they are simply placed in bags.

Dried fruits are not only a source of vitamins or a treat. For me, since childhood, first of all, dried fruits are compote, or as they say, . In addition, dried fruits are added to baked goods, a variety of dry breakfast mixes, and muesli. If anyone doesn’t know, raisins are a typical and most common dried fruit.

Prunes are a very common type of dried fruit, especially for tagine dishes and tzimmes. Whipped cream with prunes and nuts is perhaps my favorite dessert. Without prunes, homemade plums, which we prepare from, are impossible.

When added to a stewed or fried dish, prunes add a noticeable hint of smoky flavor. Chicken with prunes, even cooked at home in the kitchen in an ordinary frying pan, tastes like dishes cooked over a fire.

Chicken with prunes. Step by step recipe

Ingredients (2 servings)

  • Chicken drumsticks 4 pcs
  • Prunes 100 gr
  • Onion 1 piece
  • Parsley 2-3 sprigs
  • Vegetable oil 3 tbsp. l.
  • Potatoes 2 pcs
  • Salt, ground black pepper, ground paprika, dry herbs, hot pepper Spices
  1. The dish chicken with prunes can be prepared equally successfully both on the stove and in the cauldron.

    Chicken, onion and prunes

  2. For a family, you can use not a whole chicken, but several identical parts of it - for example, chicken thighs or drumsticks, as for,.

    Chicken pieces with spices

  3. Chop the chicken meat into small pieces. If using a whole chicken, remove the skin and remove all meat. Chicken meat for the dish should be cut into medium-sized pieces so that it is convenient to eat one at a time. Salt the chicken pieces, sprinkle with pepper and dry aromatic herbs (oregano, basil, etc.), add a pinch of red sweet paprika. Leave the chicken meat for 10 minutes.

    Place chicken in hot oil

  4. Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan, and when it starts to crackle, place the prepared chicken pieces into it.

    Fry chicken pieces

  5. Fry the chicken pieces until golden brown and the meat is half cooked.

    Fry chicken with onions

  6. Peel the onion and cut into large strips. Add the onion to the chicken and fry until the onion is soft, stirring constantly. The heat under the frying pan should be above medium, do not cover with a lid.

    Add spices and continue frying

  7. Add salt, red sweet paprika and black pepper to the chicken and onions to taste.

    Add washed prunes and simmer covered

  8. Wash pitted prunes. If the prunes are large, you can cut them. Add prunes to the chicken and onions and continue frying for 5 minutes.

Taste Info Poultry main courses

Ingredients

  • whole chicken – 1 pc.;
  • prunes – 300 g;
  • dried apricots – 150 g;
  • sunflower oil – 180 g;
  • garlic – 5 cloves;
  • seasoning for chicken – 1.5 tbsp. spoons;
  • salt, pepper mixture - to taste.

Cooking time: 60 min. Difficulty: Easy

How to cook and deliciously stew chicken with dried apricots and prunes

We cut the chicken into large portions and soak it in cold water for about forty minutes, periodically draining it and always changing the water. Remove the meat from the water, dry it with a towel and place it in a large bowl.


Sprinkle with salt, a mixture of different peppers for flavor, and chicken seasoning. Grate the garlic on a fine grater, then mix and grind everything. Let the meat marinate and soak in spices for about an hour.


We wash prunes, for example, “Hungarian” (preferably large and pitted), as well as dried apricots well in warm and then in cold water. Pour hot water over clean dried fruits to steam them.

Pour oil, for example sunflower, into a hot frying pan (over medium heat), lay out portions of chicken and fry until golden brown on both sides.

Place the fried chicken meat in a medium saucepan, pour boiling water over it, completely covering the meat. Place the pan with the meat on medium flame, and after boiling, turn down the heat.


The water should completely cover the chicken.


After about fifteen minutes of stewing, add prunes and dried apricots to the chicken, having first drained the water from them. Everything together should simmer on low heat for about forty minutes.


The combination of chicken meat, prunes and dried apricots creates a unique taste of the festive dish. A simple dish turns out to be a delight, because it is accessible, ingenious and tasty.


Our chicken turned out aromatic and juicy; potatoes or rice are perfect as a side dish.

Chicken with prunes is an interesting solution for an everyday or special occasion menu. The sweet and salty combination will not leave indifferent even the most demanding guests at the table. There are 6 of the most delicious recipes for cooking chicken with prunes, which every housewife should know about.

This original dish will require a lot of time to prepare. But the rich taste and aroma of chicken with prunes in the oven is definitely worth it.

For preparation you will need:

  • 8 chicken drumsticks;
  • 1 tablespoon honey;
  • 7-9 prunes;
  • 1 tablespoon oregano;
  • half a glass of dry white wine;
  • 3 tablespoons of wine vinegar;
  • 100 grams of olives;
  • 2 bay leaves;
  • 4-6 cloves of garlic depending on their size;
  • 60 grams of capers.

Having prepared everything you need, you can start preparing the dish:

  1. All ingredients, except wine and honey, are placed in a ceramic, plastic or glass container, and they are thoroughly mixed together.
  2. The dishes with food are covered with cling film and placed in the refrigerator for a couple of hours. All this time, the ingredients are periodically mixed together for uniform marinating.
  3. The oven is heated to 180 degrees.
  4. Place marinated chicken on a baking sheet and pour a mixture of wine and honey over it.
  5. The dish is placed in the oven for 50 minutes, periodically brushing with marinade.

Chicken with prunes according to this recipe will look great on the holiday table as the main dish.

Delicious chicken rolls

This dish is perfect for a buffet table or as an addition to hot dishes.

To prepare it you will need:

  • 700 grams of chicken fillet;
  • 200 grams of prunes;
  • 140-160 grams of bacon;
  • 2 glasses of red wine.

Before preparing delicious chicken rolls, you need to cut the meat into pieces, beat it and season with spices to taste.

  1. The prunes are cut into two parts and wrapped first in poultry meat and then in bacon.
  2. The semi-finished product is fixed with skewers and dipped in red wine overnight.
  3. After the pieces have been marinated, they are baked in an oven preheated to 190 degrees for half an hour.

It is better to serve the rolls on a flat dish decorated with herbs.

Cooking in a slow cooker

This dish came to us from exotic countries and is distinguished by its unusual taste.

To prepare it you need:

  • 30 grams of curry;
  • 2 dried clove buds;
  • half a teaspoon of turmeric;
  • 8 chicken drumsticks;
  • 8-10 prunes;
  • half a glass of water;
  • 2 star anise;
  • 3 tablespoons of soy sauce;
  • 30 grams of granulated sugar.

Cooking method:

  1. Rub the chicken meat with salt and turmeric.
  2. While the drumsticks are marinating, blend all the other ingredients of the dish in a blender.
  3. Then brown the meat in a slow cooker, setting the “Baking” mode. If the multicooker does not have a baking function, then you can use the “Frying” mode, periodically stirring the chicken pieces.
  4. After some time, add the mixture from the blender to the bowl with the meat and set the “Stew” mode.
  5. We cook the chicken with prunes in a slow cooker for just half an hour before serving.

Stewed chicken with prunes and sour cream

You can prepare this dish in a cauldron or saucepan.

Ingredients we will need:

  • 1 chicken carcass;
  • salt and pepper;
  • 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil;
  • 1 onion;
  • 1 carrot;
  • 20 prunes;
  • a pinch of nutmeg;
  • 2 bay leaves;
  • 7 black peppercorns.

Before preparing stewed chicken with prunes, wash the meat and then:

  1. Cut into small pieces and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
  2. Grate the carrots and cut the onion into rings. Both vegetables are sautéed in a deep bowl and then simmered for about 5 minutes.
  3. The chicken is fried separately and added to the stewing container along with the prunes.
  4. Boil a mixture of sour cream, salt and water over low heat. The gravy is added to the meat, the remaining ingredients are added and left to simmer for 40 minutes.

Even diet lovers will enjoy stewed chicken with dried fruits, as it is prepared according to all the rules of a healthy diet.

Salad “Tenderness” with poultry and dried fruits

This restaurant dish just looks complicated. In fact, even a novice cook can prepare a salad with chicken and prunes.

For this you will need:

  • 60 grams of walnuts;
  • 6 chicken eggs;
  • a glass of mayonnaise;
  • 150 grams of boiled chicken;
  • 2 cucumbers;
  • 200 grams of prunes;
  • greens at the discretion of the cook.

Cooking method:

  1. Soak prunes in boiling water in advance and chop.
  2. Boil the eggs and separate the whites from the yolks.
  3. Chop walnuts.
  4. Peel the cucumbers and cut into strips.
  5. Cut the boiled chicken into strips.
  6. Place chicken, prunes, cucumbers, chopped whites, nuts and finely chopped yolks in a flat-bottomed salad bowl in layers. Each ingredient must be lubricated with mayonnaise.
  7. Decorate the “Tenderness” salad with sprigs of dill or parsley.

Chicken dishes are very tasty and nutritious. To really decorate the table, you can deviate a little from standard recipes and cook something unusual, for example, aromatic stewed chicken with prunes.

Stewed chicken with prunes

You will need the following ingredients:

1 frozen chicken; - 150 g pitted prunes; - 100 g peeled walnuts; - 100 g of greens (cilantro or parsley); - spices (savory, hops-suneli); - 1 egg; - 2 tbsp. l. vegetable oil; - butter; - 2 tbsp. l. mayonnaise; - salt; - pepper.

Preparing meat and side dishes

Thaw the bird. Rinse it thoroughly and dry it with paper towels. Carefully separate the skin from the pulp with a knife, being careful not to damage it.

Chilled chicken carcasses should be used. It is important that the meat is sufficiently elastic, and its skin is pink, with no stains or damage. In this case, the bird should not emit any foreign odors.

Cut the chicken into small pieces. Cut to separate them at the joints. This way the procedure will take less time, and there will be no thin and dangerous bone fragments in the stewed chicken.

Examine the bird's legs and wings. Make sure there are no feather cores left in them. If found, remove them using tweezers.

Sort through the prunes, removing pitted and spoiled berries. Rinse thoroughly under running water. Soak the selected prunes in hot water, leaving for 10 minutes.

Cut the prunes into small pieces. Finely chop the parsley and cilantro. Add the herbs and walnuts for extra toppings and place everything in the refrigerator for 20 minutes. Add mayonnaise, raw egg, then salt, pepper and knead.

The process of frying and stewing food

Take a large frying pan, moisten it with two tablespoons of vegetable oil, add a couple of tablespoons of butter and heat it up. Place the chicken pieces in the pan and fry them until golden brown over high heat, then remove the pan and transfer the cooked chicken to a clean pan.

Place the prune preparation with the chicken, pour hot water or boiling broth so that the liquid completely covers the meat and prunes. Salt and pepper the future stewed chicken with prunes. If desired, you can also add spices: savory or suneli hops. Gently stir the meat and side dish so that all ingredients are evenly distributed in the pan.

Cover the pan with a lid, place on low heat and simmer the chicken and prunes according to the recipe until cooked for 40-45 minutes. Place the finished dish in portioned plates, sprinkle with finely chopped herbs. Stewed chicken with prunes and spices is ready, you can invite everyone to the table.

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To prepare chicken stew with prunes we will need:

  • 700 grams of chicken fillet, I had chicken thigh fillet,
  • 300 grams of pitted prunes,
  • 2-3 heads of onions,
  • salt,
  • pepper.

Recipe for stewed chicken with prunes.

Wash the chicken fillet and cut into small pieces.

Wash the prunes very well.

Peel and cut the onion. We cut arbitrarily, it will not affect the result in any way. I cut it into quarter and half rings.

Place chicken fillet, prunes and onions in a large cup. Salt and pepper to taste. Mix the meat, berries and onions well. We will try to crush the prunes with our hands.


Place the chicken in the refrigerator for 30 - 60 minutes.

After time has passed, pour a little vegetable oil into the bottom of the frying pan, add the mixture of chicken and prunes and simmer the meat over medium or slightly lower heat for 50 - 60 minutes. Stir the contents of the pan periodically.

You can serve stewed chicken with prunes with any side dish; I chose brown rice for the side dish, the recipe for which can be viewed.

Bon appetit.